] Watching television at a very early age could lead to ] concentration problems later in childhood, according to a ] new study led by Seattle researchers published today in ] the journal Pediatrics. ] ] For every hour of television viewed per day before age 3, ] children were 10 percent more likely to have trouble ] paying attention by age 7, researchers said. A child ] younger than 3, for example, who watched two hours of ] television a day was 20 percent more likely to have ] attention problems at age 7 than a child who never ] watched television. And I'm only seeing the problem escalate with future generations. I know it wasn't the greatest flick, but a Johnny Mnemonic scenario comes to mind. |